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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Samuel Andrew Hobson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Spanish Fort, Texas

Honored By

Gerry Hobson, Debra, Carol & Gene

Relationship

Wife, Daughters & Brother

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN AVIATOR IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PILOTED A U.S. FLYING BOAT CONSOLIDATED PB2Y2 CORONADO. MEMBER OF PATROL SQUADRON, PATROL BOMBING SQUADRON VP-13, INITIALLY STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. LATER STATIONED IN HAWAII, TARAWA, MIDWAY, ENIWETOK, SAIPAN, SASEBO, JAPAN. MEDICALLY DISCHARGED FROM THE U.S. NAVY AS A LIEUTENANT FOLLOWING A WARTIME PLANE CRASH.